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Friday March 9, 2018 vol. CXLII no. 25
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U. houses essential Graduate students protest in East Pyne personnel during By Ivy Truong
Assistant News Editor
Beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 8, graduate students from multiple academic departments interrupted approximately eight classes on the third floor of East Pyne Hall to protest for International Women’s Day, which is March 8. “It was seen as an interruption of the day-to-day comfortability that Princeton runs on,”
said Verónica Carchedi, a graduate student in the Spanish and Portuguese department. The plan was to occupy East Pyne. After the protesters entered the classroom, they read their reasons for striking from their “manifesto.” They also encouraged students to walk out and join them. Only one unnamed professor knew of their plans and walked out with the students. “[We wanted] to interrupt the
classrooms, not ask for permission just to get in,” explained Luisa Barraza Caballero, another graduate student in the Spanish and Portuguese department. The protestors chose to begin their protest at East Pyne because for many of these students, it is the building where they study and attend seminars, according to Paulina Pineda Severiano, a graduate student in the comparative literature de-
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ARIEL CHEN :: ASSOCIATE NEWS AND SCIENCE EDITOR
A tree fell on campus after the recent nor’easter.
By Linh Nguyen and Jeff Zymeri Contributor and Head News Editor
IVY TRUONG ::ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
Students had varied responses to the demonstrators; some laughed while others joined the protest. U . A F FA I R S
CPS wait times reduced to six days By Benjamin Ball Contributor
FROM THE ARCHIVES
This day in 1988: Wilson School apps decrease By Sarah Warman Hirschfield and Ivy Truong Associate News and Video Editor and Assistant news Editor RISA GELLES-WATNICK :: HEAD PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Previously, students waited up to three weeks for appointments.
sized that urgent care services are readily available for students who have a need to see a counselor the same day. Wait time for appointment is a primary concern among students when it comes to mental health on campus, and was discussed at the 3rd Annual Ivy League Mental Health Conference held on campus last weekend. This change is part of a con-
certed effort across the Ivy League, as Harvard recently had its own initial appointment wait times reduced to 48 business hours. The next available initial appointments can be seen on myUHS. As of March 8, the next available initial consultation is March 13.
On this day in history, March 9, 1988, The Daily Princetonian reported on a decrease in Wilson School applications, a panel on the changing status of women abroad, the ongoing presidential primary campaigns, and new appointments for the Humanities Council. “Sophomores seeking entrance into the Wilson School may find applicant numbers more favorable than in past years,” our reporter wrote. “[A]pplication totals dipped to 147 this year, a 13 percent drop from last year’s 166 applicants.” The ‘Prince’ also covered a panel on changes in the social status of women abroad. The Princeton University Women’s Organization and
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the International Center sponsored the event, which invited faculty, staff, students, and a women’s delegation from the Chinese mission to the United Nations. A woman from China “explained how the status of women has changed by comparing epithets used to describe them. Once women were so denigrated that a husband commonly called his wife ‘the family cook,’” the ‘Prince’ reported. “Now women are referred to as ‘half of the sky,’ she said, a reference to a Chinese proverb which once predicted that men would support the sky when it fell.” The Humanities Council appointed 18 fellows for the 1988–89 academic year, which included a Pulitzer Prize winner, an author, and a reporter for The New York Times. All of the fellows led their See HISTORY page 3
WEATHER
The wait time for initial appointments for Counseling and Psychological Services has been heavily reduced to around six days. “CPS has changed the way students’ enter into our system so that the wait time for initial appointments is much briefer than before the change,” wrote John Kolligian Jr., executive director of University Health Services, in an email. “Now, students who want to schedule their first appointment with CPS are seen for a 20-minute initial consultation, instead of the full hour initial intake that we utilized in our previous system. Because these initial consultations are shorter, we can offer many more of them, allowing students to get into CPS much more quickly.” The average wait time for appointments used to be one to two weeks, with some students experiencing up to three-week wait times. The shortening of the initial consultation allows more students to be seen at a faster rate. “The wait time may be more or less depending on the time of year or the student’s schedule,” Kolligian wrote. “Students can schedule Initial Consultations online through myUHS, or by calling our front desk.” Kolligian also empha-
After a nor’easter swept through Princeton and left behind 17.8 inches of snow, the University delayed opening until 10 a.m. Thursday morning. “Classes scheduled to begin before that time will not be held,” read an email sent out via Princeton Alert. “University officials are monitoring campus and area conditions.” While Frist Campus Center and all residential dining halls ran on their normal schedules, campus libraries and recreational facilities were closed until 10 a.m. However, the University required “employees in essential services roles” to report for their respective shifts before 10 a.m. Essential personnel comprise staff from a variety of departments that help keep
the campus safe and functioning. These departments include University Services, Public Safety, Facilities, University Health Services, and others. Acting University spokesperson Michael Hotchkiss confirmed via email that “approximately 60 Campus Dining workers who chose to stay overnight were accommodated in local hotels and the Graduate College.” “Many of the hundreds of University employees working in essential service roles during this storm ate meals provided through Frist Campus Center and residential dining halls,” Hotchkiss added. University Facilities worked through Wednesday night to clear sidewalks and roads, but larger trees continued to block pathways throughout campus, with the surrounding areas being roped off.
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